MsJayne Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 What do people think of friends, (who are the same age as you or younger), calling you names such as "Darl', or "Precious", or "Sweetie"? Would you tell them to lay off and use your name, or would you just tolerate it but secretly think the person is a pain, or would it not bother you? Link to post Share on other sites
bluefeather Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 If they are the opposite sex, I love it. I do it too as a sign to show I am comfortable with them. Link to post Share on other sites
preraph Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'd love it if any girlfriends did it (I'm female) and if guys did it, I'd assume they were gay and I'd love it twice. But then I'm an Ab Fab fan, Sweetie Darling. Link to post Share on other sites
bluefeather Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 if guys did it, I'd assume they were gay Well now, I think we all know what happens when we assume things! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RecentChange Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I don't think I have been called sweetie or darling once in my life! But perhaps that is because I could never be confused with a sweetie or a darling. I noticed you are "Ms Jayne" do you hail from the south by chance? I have some male friends that will use terms of endearment, doesn't bother me. It's more along the lines of "what's up love? How are you doing?" Link to post Share on other sites
preraph Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) One of my old girlfriends always calls me a variety of pet names and then my old friend who is my local best friend does the Sweetie Darling from time to time. One of the guys I was in love with who I had a complicated relationship with, not at all easy to peg, would from time to time call me Dahlink and Babushka, and I called him Igor when we were in this mode. Edited February 28, 2017 by preraph Link to post Share on other sites
todreaminblue Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 my ex called my cat precious...because my cat reminded him of gollum....precious ate a frog before being deballed and so threw up everywhere......so called him my precious...after gollum from lord of the rings..... everytime someone says precious i think of my frog eating cat...or gollum..makes me smile.....i dont mind sweetie....i get called darl and it rubs off on me....and i start saying it.... terms of endearment..are ok unless its honey or hun..not a fan.....the only people who dont call me deb or deborah or debbie are normally intimate partners.....and even then ...its often debs..... Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Scorpio Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I would find it peculiar. The only times I've been referred to in that manner were in greasy diners off the highway. ...and maybe at a strip club. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author MsJayne Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I would find it peculiar. The only times I've been referred to in that manner were in greasy diners off the highway. ...and maybe at a strip club. Hmm, yeah, I kinda associate it with boganism, (Aussie version of US redneckism or UK chavism). It doesn't bother me if it's my grandma saying it, but when it's my friends I cringe with embarrassment. There's something terribly grating about an Aussie accent saying, "Darl". Link to post Share on other sites
Author MsJayne Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I noticed you are "Ms Jayne" do you hail from the south by chance? No, I'm in Queensland , Australia. Link to post Share on other sites
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